The school has eight stations across the town that measure river height and rain fall amounts.

The students use this information to make their own predictions and alert local agencies.

"We will alert village officials any time there is any kind of problem where we see potential flooding and therefore they can be constantly updated by us in terms of river levels and how much precipitation is there," said Townsend.

The project started in 2007 in response to the flooding in 2006.

During the flood of 2011, the project gave Sidney residents extra warning which allowed for a quicker response to reduce any potential damage caused by rising waters.

The national weather service also uses the information gathered at the eight Sidney stations.